Centre County Judge Thomas
Kistler is facing DUI charges
as a result of a crash last
month in which he struck a
security officer directing
traffic.
Kistler was charged Thursday
by State College police with
driving under the influence of
alcohol or a controlled
substance, obedience to
authorized persons directing
traffic and obedience to
traffic control devices.
According to a criminal complaint
State College police said Kistler
had a blood alcohol content
of .231 percent more than twice
the legal limit of 0.08.
Police said they were called to
a crash on Park Avenue near
Orchard Road September 30th
after a report of a security
officer directing traffic after
the Penn State, Indiana football
game being been struck in the
leg by Kistler's 2015 Ford 150
pickup truck.
Police said the contact was minor
but officers said Kistler failed
to stop.
Once he was stopped police said
Kistler denied hitting the security
officer. Police said Kistler had
a strong odor of alcohol on his
breath and his speech was slurred.
Police said Kistler failed standard
field sobriety tests and was taken
into custody. He later was taken
to Mount Nittany Medical Center
for a blood draw.